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Street Artist Jody Thomas Reworks Iconic ‘Jaws’ Poster In Swipe At Plastic Pollution

British street artist Jody Thomas shines a light on the global issue of plastic pollution with his new mural, a reworked version of the iconic poster for the blockbuster movie “Jaws.” Thomas swapped the swimmer from the original 1975 movie’s promo with a plastic bottle in the artwork he painted in his home city of […]

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BA pilots announce September strike dates

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images British Airways pilots are to strike on 9, 10 and 27 September in a dispute over pay, the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) has said. The three-day strike – the first by BA pilots – could cause severe disruption, as Balpa represents about 90% of the airline’s pilots. The union said

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In Defense of Sea Gulls: They’re Smart, and They Co-Parent, 50/50 All the Way

Travel / En Sound Media

Here are three good things about gulls: They are devoted parents. Males share child care equally with females. That includes sitting on the eggs during incubation. And they have figured out a way — actually many ways — to survive in a harsh and unforgiving world. Some eat clams, some eat fish, some are attracted

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Russia’s floating nuclear plant sails to its destination

Technology / En Sound Media

Russia’s first floating nuclear power plant sailed Friday to its destination on the nation’s Arctic coast, a project that environmentalists have criticized as unsafe. The Akademik Lomonosov is a 140-meter (459-foot) long towed platform that carries two 35-megawatt nuclear reactors. On Friday, it set out from the Arctic port of Murmansk on the Kola Peninsula

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MLB bans players from Venezuelan Winter League

Sports / En Sound Media

Major League Baseball is banning players from participating in the Venezuelan Winter League in one of the first public repercussions of new U.S. economic sanctions against the Venezuelan government. MLB said Thursday it is in contact with the U.S. government to determine how to proceed under the new sanctions against President Nicolás Maduro’s administration and

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The Latest: Trump orders US cos to find China ‘alternative’

Finance / En Sound Media

The Latest on the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China, the world’s two largest economies (all times local): 11:30 a.m President Donald Trump in a series of tweets is ordering all U.S. companies with operations in China to begin looking for alternatives in response to retaliatory tariffs from Beijing. Trump on Friday said

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How A Billion-Dollar Internet Scam Is Breaking Hearts And Bank Accounts

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Modern online romance scams are premeditated, organized crimes that steal millions ― potentially billions ― of dollars from vulnerable, lonely people over the internet. The scammers may just have lit upon the perfect crime: They sit at computers safely overseas, hunting for their prey on social networks, and they rarely get caught. The victims are

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Jeremy Kyle working on pilot for new ITV show

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright PA Media Image caption ITV said “it would be absolutely wrong to apportion blame” on the presenter personally Jeremy Kyle is developing a new show for ITV, three months after his daytime programme was cancelled following the death of a man who had taken part. ITV’s director of television Kevin Lygo said it

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Costa Coffee franchise workers ‘not treated like humans’

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright PA Media Costa Coffee workers have made numerous claims alleging poor working conditions across 29 franchise stores. The BBC has spoken to 26 employees of Costa Coffee franchise stores managed by Goldex Essex Investments Ltd and Bristal Investments Ltd. Complaints include managers’ alleged refusal to pay for sickness or annual leave, working outside

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How Uber Got Lost – The New York Times

Technology / En Sound Media

‘I don’t want the F.T.C. calling me’ Ethics were not a hallmark of Uber’s first decade. Once, in a meeting with staff, Mr. Kalanick was presented with a delicious new secret weapon by a handful of engineers on “workation.” (A workation was an unofficial Uber tradition: Instead of taking time off to relax, employees would

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